Partner Dawn Siler-Nixon was quoted in the Law360 article, "Employment Firms Remain Tops For Female Attorneys."
"Dawn Siler-Nixon of FordHarrison, which reports that nearly 36 percent of its partners are women, says that creating opportunities for women in top leadership positions is another key in promoting gender diversity.
One-third of the firm's 18 offices are headed by women, and the firm's executive committee includes numerous women that help set firmwide compensation policy, according to Siler-Nixon, who added that younger attorneys can see those appointments as potential opportunities.
'They can look at the women [in leadership positions] as role models,' Siler-Nixon said."
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